As some of you may have guessed, our “shocking” news was that Liarsoft’s Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning is coming to Steam! You can pick it up on Steam in about four hours for 15% off! The content of the Steam version of the game is identical to the version available on our website. The only differences between the Steam Edition and the version available on our site are the inclusion of ratings information a few minor cosmetic changes to differentiate versions. The Steam Trading Cards for Gahkthun also feature some new artwork not found in the game! Continue reading

We had a teensy mixup with the files for the Gahkthun release, so if you downloaded the game prior to this post going up you’ll need to either apply this patch or re-download the game from your account.

Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning is an adult visual novel set in an island academy-city off the coast of 1908 France. It stars Nikola Tesla as a super-powered 72-year-old (?) student detective, along with his long-suffering assistant, Neon Scalar. Together, they investigate a number of strange and supernatural incidents around the “Academia,” building towards the resolution of a central mystery involving the island’s “Governing Council” and a certain malevolent bell. Continue reading